Rotary clubs in District 6250 (Wisconsin and Minnesota, USA) have donated a mobile clinic to St. Clare Health Mission, a community organization in La Crosse, Wisconsin, that provides primary and specialty health care services at no cost for those without access to insurance.
The mobile clinic, a shiny blue vehicle with Rotary logos painted on the side and front, was unveiled in August during a Rotary-sponsored evening concert, Moon Tunes, at Riverside Park in downtown La Crosse.
Josh Mansee, immediate past president of the Rotary Club of La Crosse-After Hours, one of the Rotary volunteers who drove the new mobile clinic and stopped by Rotary International Headquarters in Evanston, Illinois, recently, describes the vehicle as a “full-scale, full-service family medicine unit” which is equipped with two exam rooms, diagnostic equipment, and a wheelchair lift. “The clinic will deliver health care services, such as checkups and vaccinations, to many who simply cannot make their way to the land-based facility of St. Clare Health Mission,” he says.
“This is truly a community driven project,” says Rotary International Director Pat Merryweather-Arges. “The Rotary clubs saw a need in the rural community and they’re partnering with clubs in other parts of the world and fulfilling the need.”